Prestoea Pubens
''Prestoea'' is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its range extends from Nicaragua and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. * ''Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), West Indies, northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) * '' Prestoea carderi'' (W.Bull) Hook.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru * ''Prestoea decurrens'' H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea ensiformis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea longipetiolata'' (Oerst.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela * ''Prestoea montana'' ( Graham) G.Nicholson; (Willd.) H.E. Moore - Greater and Lesser Antilles * '' Prestoea pubens'' H.E.Moore - Panama, Colombia * '' Prestoea pubigera'' (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. - Venezuela, Trinidad * ''Prestoea schultzeana'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science. Biography Early years Hooker was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England. He was the second son of the famous botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker, Regius Professor of Botany, and Maria Sarah Turner, eldest daughter of the banker Dawson Turner and sister-in-law of Francis Palgrave. From age seven, Hooker attended his father's lectures at Glasgow University, taking an early interest in plant distribution and the voyages of explorers like Captain James Cook. He was educated at the Glasgow High School and went on to study medicine at Glasgow University, graduating M.D. in 1839. This degree qualified ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestoea Ensiformis
''Prestoea'' is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its range extends from Nicaragua and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. * ''Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), West Indies, northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) * ''Prestoea carderi'' (W.Bull) Hook.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru * ''Prestoea decurrens'' H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea ensiformis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea longipetiolata'' (Oerst.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela * ''Prestoea montana'' ( Graham) G.Nicholson; (Willd.) H.E. Moore - Greater and Lesser Antilles * ''Prestoea pubens'' H.E.Moore - Panama, Colombia * ''Prestoea pubigera'' (Griseb. & H.Wendl.) Hook.f. - Venezuela, Trinidad * ''Prestoea schultzeana'' (Bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Trees Of South America
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world. A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestoea
''Prestoea'' is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its range extends from Nicaragua and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. * ''Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), West Indies, northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) * '' Prestoea carderi'' (W.Bull) Hook.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru * '' Prestoea decurrens'' H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea ensiformis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea longipetiolata'' (Oerst.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela * '' Prestoea montana'' ( Graham) G.Nicholson George Nicholson (7 December 1847 Sharow - 20 September 1908), was an English botanist and horticulturist, amongst 60 awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897 for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestoea Tenuiramosa
''Prestoea tenuiramosa'', the Guyana manicole palm or manacachilla, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in .... References tenuiramosa Flora of Brazil Flora of Guyana Flora of Venezuela Near threatened plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Carl Lebrecht Udo Dammer {{palm-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestoea Simplicifolia
''Prestoea'' is a genus of palms native to the Caribbean, Central and South America. Its range extends from Nicaragua and the Greater Antilles in the north to Brazil and Bolivia in the south. * ''Prestoea acuminata'' (Willd.) H.E.Moore - Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama), West Indies, northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia) * '' Prestoea carderi'' (W.Bull) Hook.f. - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru * ''Prestoea decurrens'' H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea ensiformis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Prestoea longipetiolata'' (Oerst.) H.E.Moore - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela * ''Prestoea montana'' ( Graham) G.Nicholson George Nicholson (7 December 1847 Sharow - 20 September 1908), was an English botanist and horticulturist, amongst 60 awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897 for t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Robert Graham (botanist)
Robert Graham (3 December 1786 – 7 August 1845) was a Scottish physician and botanist. Life Graham was born in Stirling the son of Dr Robert Graham, physician. After studying at Stirling Grammar School he continued first to the University of Glasgow and then to the University of Edinburgh where he graduated around 1806, and completed his MD in 1808. He trained further at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, where he qualified as a surgeon. He then returned to Scotland to practice at Glasgow Royal Infirmary 1812-3 and 1816–19. In 1816 he began lecturing in botany at the University of Glasgow, taking over from Thomas Brown of Lanfine and Waterhaughs following his resignation. He was a major figure in the creation of Glasgow Botanic Gardens, and was the inaugural Chair of Botany at the Glasgow in 1818. In 1820 he moved to Edinburgh to take up the position of Professor of Botany and Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, a role he continued until 1845. He was also physi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prestoea Montana
''Prestoea montana'' (Vernacular English: Sierran palm;''Prestoea acuminata (Willd.) H.E. Moore var. montana (Graham) A. Hend. & G. Galeano: Sierran palm.'' USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 5 September 2013. Vernacular Spanish: Palma de sierra''Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.'' Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. July 2008. ublication/Issue: P-030Puerto Rico Depart ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |